Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 17 May 2023
The interesting Queen's South Africa Medal to...
The interesting Queen's South Africa Medal to Lieutenant Francis William Lloyd Edwards, King's Royal Rifle Corps, second type reverse, 2 clasps: Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: F. W. L. EDWARDS, K.R.R.C.), engraved upper and lower case serif letters, good very fine.
(36.27mm diameter)
Francis William Lloyd Edwards, second son of the Archbishop of Wales served in South Africa from 1901 to 1902. Seconded to the Egyptian Army in 1913, he was employed with the Australians at Gallipoli. Returning to Egypt he served in the Sudan from 1914 to 1916. Twice mentioned in Despatches, awarded the Order of the Nile 4th Class and the OBE. Offered with copy obituary and photographs of the recipient.